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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

John M. Bailey, of the Saturday
Telegram, East Saginaw, paid us
visit yesterday.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

w. A. French, of Bell, arrived
from Detroit last night.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

The regular meeting of the Sons of
Veterans takes place tonight.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Pocket cutlery of the very best,
and an assortment to suit all, at Bost-
wick's.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Sheriff Denton returned from his
trip to Memphis, Mich, last Wednes-
day night.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Mrs. III. d. Churchill arrived home
Saturday, from Detroit.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

S. Arms, of the Montmorency In
dex, was in town yesterday.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

A. w. Comstock arrived by Satur-
days train, from Detroit.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Notices inserted under this heading, 8 cents p
line for each insertion.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

David Holmes has gone on anoth.
er trip to the Canadian pine woods.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Geo. l.. Maltz had team at work
last week removing some of the super
abundance of snow in the rear of
the Opera House. The occupants of
several other business blocks would
be pleased if their landlords would
show the same commendable enter
prise.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Ooer two feet of snow on level,
an some of the streets, at date.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

The Supervisors yesterday organ
lied the new township of Sanborn.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

b. Kramer came up on Saturdays
train, from Detroit.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16
OUR TELEPHONE.

business notices under this heading, 10 cents FER
limo for each insertion.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Gus Gruelke gives a free lunch to-
morrow evening.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

The toboggan fever RACES. 1t is q
good fever to have.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

F. II. Vroman started yesterday on
a trip to Toledo.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Angus Boggs arrived Saturday,
from Cheboygan.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Holmes return
ed to town Saturday, from Detroit.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

B. Kramer brought three tailors
from Detroit, last Saturday.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

The eyes of the young fish can be
seen in the eggs at the hatchery.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16
7. O. O. E.

Alpena Lodge No. 40, I, o. o. f., meets at Odd
Fellows Hall, Centennial Block, every Tuesday
evening, at ESQ o'clock.
JosEPH VAIsoS, Socy.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Mercury was Is degrees below zero
Saturday night.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Fine toilet soaps a specially at
Bostwick's.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Last Monday was extensively de-
voted to st. Valentine.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Meeting of the Common Council
next Monday night.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Bostwick's Compound Cough Syrup
for coughs and colds.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

Two runaways last Monday.
Next Tuesday is Washington's
birth day.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

j. Monaghan left on yesterdays
train for Detroit.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

business notices unueT tnlb neduiuk, ~ ccheo kSi
limo for each insertion.
Two runaways last Monday.
Next Tuesday is Washington's
birth day.
Mercury was Is degrees below zero
Saturday night.
Gus Gruelke gives a free lunch to-
morrow evening.
The toboggan fever RACES. 1t is a
good fever to have.
Fine toilet soaps speciality at
Bostwick's.
Bostwick's Compound Cough Syrup
for coughs and colds.
Meeting of the Common Council
next Monday night.
Last Monday was extensively de-
voted to st. Valentine.
B. Kramer brought three tailors
from Detroit, last Saturday.
The regular meeting of the Sons of
Veterans takes place tonight.
doer two feet of snow on a level,
an son,e of the streets, ut date.
Ifyeu desire fragaut and agreeable
,.moke. get ~. L." cigar.
A full line of Humphreys homeo-
,pathic remedies at Bostwick's.
About 900 900 feet of logs have
a,ooo banked at Burton's camp.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16

w. H. Dawson arrived by last
nights train.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-02-16


w. H. Dawson arrived by last
nights train.
j. Monaghan left on yesterdays
train for Detroit.
F. H. Vroman started yesterday on
trip to Toledo.
Angus Boggs arrived Saturday,
from Cheboygan.
b. Kramer came up on Saturdays
train, from Detroit.
Mrs. II. d. Churchill arrived home
Saturday, from Detroit.
w. A. French, of Bell, arrived
from Detroit last night.
A. w. Comstock arrived by Satur-
days train, from Detroit.
S. Arms, of the Montmorency In
dex, was in town yesterday.
The Supervisors yesterday organ
lied the new township of Sanborn.
David Holmes has gone on anoth.
er trip to the Canadian pine woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Holmes return
ed to town Saturday, from Detroit.
Milo Eastman and G. F. Ellis, Of
the railroad, were in town last week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04
THE WIVES AND CHILDREN.

A woman writes to the New York World
over her own signature protesting against
threatened strike of carpenters. She says:
ri read to-day that the carpenters are again
dissatisfied with their wages. Why can't
these men let we'll enough alone2 My hus-
band is carpenter and earns So day, and
surely it is enough for the hours they work.
II the men are ordered to strike, it may be all
summer before it is settled again; and believe
me- it is the women and children that suffer-
not the men. l write to ask you to use your
powerful influence against this order to strike
Tell the men to be satisfied because they
gained an increase once, they must not ex-
pect to every time they take notion to strike
go beg you to speak word for the wom-
bands are unemployed through the summer,
which is our time to save for the dreadful
winter"
There is touch of pathos and a vast
amount of good sense in this. Doubtless if
the wives and children of strikers could vote
there would be fewer strikes. It is a notorious
fact that a fair minority in every labor organ
ization are opposed to strikes, but they are
generally out-voted by hot-headed leaders
who either have no families or very little
regard for family obligations. The striker
who quits work can put on his good clothes,
walk the streets and have good rest, while
the wife is dong double duty at home and
trying to keep up household expenses on
nothing week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04

THE Railroad Commissioners of New York,
in their forthcoming report, will treat at con-
siderable length of railroad bridges and their
bearing on the safety of railroad traffic and
travel. Their investigations relate exclusive
" to New York State, but no doubt similar
conditions exist elsewhere. After thorough
and systematic inquiry they find that on many
roads the same bridges or their counterparts
which were in use in earlier days of railroad
ing, when locomotives and train loads were
much lighter than they are now, are still in
use. There are bridges still standing and in
daily use that were built when locomotives
and tenders together weighed fifty-fve tons,
and which are now crossed by locomotives and
tenders weighing eighty-seven tons. At the
same time freight-car weights have increased
from nineteen to thirty five tons. 1t needs no
argument to show that there is an element of
danger in this. A bridge that ght have been
perfectly safe under the lighter strain might
give way under the heavier. Such investiga-
tions have a practical value and leave railroad
companies with no excuse for neglectinc to
strengthen their bridges.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04
How the Women WIN Vote.

Wichita Letter.
In this booming town Of Wichita, with its 3d.
900 inhabitants and its soil SO fertile that the
prairie has but to be tickled with surveyors
chain to laugh back in corner lots, about 600
women have registered.
AS ar occupation was demanded Of each they
have been classified as house-keepers, servants
clerks, teachers and sports" OF the latter. III
have been enrolled, and it is said that many
others of them are registered among the house
keepers. These Trailer sisters are avowed anti
prohibitionists, and have registered With the ex-
press purpose of ncutralizing the temperance
vote of the women. Besides the sports" who
may be safely numbered at 200. there Save been
many women registered. wives OF Gesnan citi-
zens, who regard all regulation of the sale OF
beer as direct infringement of their rights
There are other women of the middle classes
who look upon the prohibitionists as fanatics
Many of these have registered with desire of
casting vote in rebuke to the temperance advo-
Gates 1t is, therefore, manifest that the female
vote will rot only neutralize itself and do
good in the direction desired but will actually
cast an influence for the other side.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

REV. SAM SMALL is at his home in Atlanta,
sick from overwork during the past winter
HERR KRUPP is going to start a frst-cass
daily newspaper at Essen, for the use of his 20
900 workmen
THE late Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, of Bos-
ton. was one of only five survivors of the Har-
ward class of 1922.
Mrs. Bishop Fl. WARREN. said to be the rich
est woman IN Colorado, made her own money by
cattle-rasing, and is now worth $4,000 900.
Mr.. HENRY R. ELLIOTT OF Washington, the
writer of several popular novels, is to be mar
ried this month. and will go to Europe for the
summer.
A LITTLE colored bootblack at Jacksonville,
Fla, tells traveller: ''In de summer, sah we
lives often de fishes. and in de wntah we lives
often de sick Yankees"
ONE of the most eloquent and eminent preach
ers in Rome, is Dominican, from Genoa, a
cousin and naresake of the late Leon Gambetta,
whom he closely resembles.
Texas Siftines: 'Mawnln', Brudder Smif !!
Hows all de foxes wild your "Dey is all we'll
bress Moses. One oh de chllluns was ailin' yis-
terd, but him died jurin de night"
THE ''milliardaire" occasionally spoken of in
the French papers is not merely a millionaire
with cold in mis- head, but man VINO has
somewhere in the neghborhood Of 1000, 0o0, 600
francs.
ALEXANDER NEvINs, Chicago newspaper
man. has written a book on 1.-The Theory and
Practice of Newspaper Work." which has re-
ceived the sanction of C. A. Dana, of the New
York Sun.
MISS WHIrEsIDEs. a very pretty girl of eight
cen, joined the Salvation Army recently at Ra-
leigh. n c.. and discovered that under her con.
tract absolute obedience to any orders OF hei
| superiors was required Miss Whitesides re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04
AMERICAN PROGRESS.

1t is little more than sixty years since
Sydney Smith wrote his famous sheer, "In
the four quarters of the globe, who reads an
American bookY or goes to an American playa
or looks at an American picture or statues"
Whatever foundation there may have been
for the sheer when it was uttered, there is
none now. We cannot only afford to regard
it calmly, but point to it with pride as en-
phasizing the wonderful progress we have
made in literature and art during the last
half century. DR.. McCosh, of Princeton
College, in the introduction of a recent work
of his on Realistic Philosophy" says: H
America has arrived at stage at which
there is a body of men and women who have
leisure and taste to cultivate the liberal arts
and advance the higher forms of civilization.
She does not claim to have accomplished in a
century or two what Europe has done in
twice that time. 1t would not be just to re-
quire her. as one country to be doing as
much as all the countries of the Old World
are doing Still, she now ranks with any
other one nation in literature. science and art.
She has literature which promises to rival
that of England. Her historians in respect
both of research and style, are equal to those
of Europe. She has not yet produced poem
of the highest class, such as the Had, Kneid,
the Inferno. or Paradise Lost; but some of her
poets in this past age may be placed on the
same level as any of their contemporaries.
She can show statues and paintings full Of
vgor and freshness. Franklin. Thompson
Count Rumford) and Joseph Henry have
led the way III original scientific research,
and there are professors in our colleges pur-
suing the most advanced science. In prac-
teal inventions she is in advance of all other
people"
Dr. McCosh is Scotchman and not too
partial judge. His summary of American
progress in literature, art and science might
be enlarged without being exaggerated. And
in the same list should be placed our progress
in musical art. Indeed we are not sure blu,
the progress and development Of music in
America during the last thirty or forty years
have exceeded those in any other direction
1t would be impossible here even to refer Il
the details of this progress or the instru
mentalities by which it has been accom-
plished and is likely to be continued. AmonI
the latter is the National Association o
Music Teachers which is to meet in this cit,
| in July next. This national association
aims to combine the local associations of diff
/ ferent States and to represent the musiea
culture of the entire country. Of its work til
t president of the association saws: cit la
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04

The composition of the soldiers monument
committee shows careful consideration by the
Governor and State officers who had the ap-
pointments to make. The members of the
committee are all old soldiers, and in this re-
spect fifty represent the sentiment which the
monument is intended to commemorate They
are intelligent, honest, practical men, and will
know how to deal with the business aspects of
the case Gen. Lew Wallace, who, We take
for granted, will be chairman of the commits
sion, has seen much of the monumental arch
itecture of the old world, and has a cultivated
artistic taste. It is not easy to see how the
selections for the committee could have been
improved, and the public will be justified in
expecting from it excellent and honest work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04
CONCERNING WOMEN.
The State of New York has 5000 more women

The State of New York has 5, 200 more women
than men.
Over one-third of the taxes in the District of
Columbia are paid by women.
There are nearly fifty women in Iowa who
are registered pharmacists. The law in that
State requires rigid tests as to fitness.
Mrs M. E. DeGeer. of Sharon Springs Kan,
was recently admitted to the State Bar Associa-
ton, the first woman to become member.
Miss Florence Croft is the first American
woman to gain admittance to the School of
Oriental Languages ARABIC and Persianj in
Paris.
Miss Alice R. Jordan, who took the degree of
LII D. at the Yale law school. has just been
admitted to practice in the Superior Court of
Michigan.
Susan B. Anthonys donation to the woman
suffrage campaign in Kansas. last fall in labor
and railroad expenses amounted to 1928. put
ting the lowest money price upon the lectures.
There are forty free kindergartens in San
Francisco and vicinity, in which'over two thou
sand children are enrolled Eight of these
schools sustained by Mrs. Leland Stanford.
Dr. Alice B. Stockham says that lone sign of
hope for women is that they learning to
breathe" and that the women who have sue
ceeded in life have learned the use of their
lungs"
The Massachusetts School Suffrage Associa-
ton has offered two prlzes one of $50 and one
of $25 for the best essays on the opportunity
and responsibility devolving on woman by the
right of school committee suffrage.
The Lutherans are about to introduce into this
country an order of deaconesses. John d.
Lanekeman, of Philadelphia has given 81 600.
0O0 TO establish German hospital in that city,
in which these deaeonessss shall be employed
| and trained.
| Judge Cary, the Delegate to Congress from
Wyoming Territory, recently said in a public
address that there are not per cent. of women
| old enough to who do not vote in every part
OF that Territory; that threefourths of the voters
! at school meetings women. and that nearly
/ al the county school superintencen.s women,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04

INTERSTATE COMMISSIONER WALKER is
said to have objected to giving information as
to what the commission would do. He
rhronicling what has happened, without tell
ing what was going to happen. "In my
opinion" he said, "the function of the press
is that of the historian and not of the
prophet" This is good newspaper sense If
Mr. Walker finds himself out of job later
On, he can probably get employment as re-
.)orter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04
AN OBJECT LESSON.
The Administrators Two Policies and How
They Have Worked.

They Have Worked.
Boston Herald
One would suppose that the portion of the
civil-service report which calls attention TO the
doings Of the administration in dealing with the
civil service in Indiana might prove an object
lesson Of value to Democratic politicians. Here
is a State III which oldfashioned Democratic
ideas of public patronage have been carried out.
There has been clean sweep of the Republican
Office holders, and their places have been filled
by the strictest kind of Democratic partsans-
Thus the steps have been taken toward strength
ening the party" which we have had dinned
into our ears for months was necessity. And
with what RESULT The party has been weakened
by the process until it has lost more in Indiana
than IN any State in the Union. The policy is
deplorable, ignominious, ruinous failure, trans
forming the State from Democratic stronghold
to one in which the Republicans have the ma
jority. Nor is this ALL In those States where
the opposite policy has been pursued, like Mas
sachusetts. for instance, the gain to the Demo
Gratis has been in proportion to their losses in
Indiana. Sc the teaching operates in both d.
rections and there is enough OF 1t to enable
even babes and sucklings in politics to under
stand. It is only fossils and mossbacks who
stand out in resistance after this demonstration,
as plain as the multiplication table, is presented.
The lesson Is not new. nor is the explanation OF
it far to seek, either Regarded on the lowest
partisan plane as it probably was considered in
Indiana public Offices are less strength than
weakness They have for fifty years injured
every administration that dealt with them as
the spells Of victory. The conferment of Office
makes FIVE dissatisfied partisans where it makes
one satisfied one, provided Office is conferred on
partisan grounds alone. 1t is only by appoint
ments made with view to personal fitness and
the public interest that support for the ap-
pointing power can be brought in that offsets
this GisaffecJion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04

JOHN RUsKIN says that four branches are
enough to teach in schools, but these must be
taught thoroughly. He also believes that at
home is the place to teach children their own
language, for if they do not learn it there they
never can at university; if they want to
learn Chinese they should 60 to China, and if
they want to learn Dutch, to Amsterdam. His
views lead up to the suggestion that if parents
want their children tospeak German, let them
teach it at home or send them to Germany,
and not expect it to be taught in our public
schools
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04
A Non-Scientific Statement.


As there has been much speculation and theo-
rizing as to just what sort of strata The work
men will pass through in drilling gas well No. a
depth of 900 feet, the Journal will endeavor to
enlighten them. At the point where this we'll is
being sunk the indications that they find
no strata of the mamiilian age, pleistocene, pio-
Gene, miocene or eocene. The strata of the rep
lillian age cretaceous, iurassc triassic periods
consstngos upper and lower chalks. green sand,
wealden. oolite las. keuper. muschelkalk and
bunter sandstein all minus, those of
the carboniferous period. such zechstein. coal
measures and milestone grit The last stratum
of the carbonferous age is subcarbon-
iferous or mountain limestone, and in
this the gas we'll was started. They will pass
through the Devonian or age of fishes of five
periods, Catski,l, Chemung. Hamilton carnifer-
Gus and Oriskany. with the following strata:
Catskill red sandstone. old red sandstone of the
following groups: Chemune Portage, Genesee
slate, Hamilton Marcellus shale. upper Hilder-
burg limestone, Schoharie grit Cundagaili grit,
OriskaLy sandstone. Before gas is found the
Snrian of molusks must be pierced